Researchers find heart and gout medications, pesticides, herbicides and other industrial chemicals in the blood of green sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.
Category: ABC News – Brisbane Latest Updates
Train guard gives commuters something to smile about
Meet Ben Olsen, the train guard who adds his own positive spin to the mundane daily commute.
Inquest ordered into fatal 1973 Brisbane night club firebombing
Queensland’s Attorney-General writes to the state coroner asking him to hold an inquest into the 1973 firebombing of Whiskey Au Go Go in Brisbane, in which 15 people died.
Queensland's wetter than usual autumn thanks to Cyclone Debbie
Queensland experiences its equal fourth-warmest autumn on record, while Cyclone Debbie ensures a wetter-than-usual season, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Damage to police vehicles shows scale of gunman's arsenal
Queensland police confronted cop killer Rick Maddison with their best tactical defence equipment, but even that took a battering as the gunman fired upon officers with a high-powered weapon.
'Cold-blooded' killers jailed for life over McCulkin murders
Convicted killers Vincent O’Dempsey and Garry Dubois are sentenced to life in jail for the deaths of Brisbane mother Barbara McCulkin and her two daughters, Vicki and Leanne, in 1974.
How can you spot a fake online review?
From new washing machines to coffee shops, you can now find an online review for most things — but are they always genuine?
Cop killer 'not one-dimensional career criminal', family says
The family of Rick Maddison, who gunned down Senior Constable Brett Forte earlier this week, says his actions “cannot be excused” and are unlikely to ever be fully understood.
Chinese-Australian entity revealed as buyer for Elders live export subsidiary, North Australia Cattle Company
A partnership between NACC’s current management and a joint Chinese-Australian venture will take over the livestock freighting business.
Big man Fifita proves himself a big-game player in Origin I
New South Wales and Cronulla wrecking ball Andrew Fifita reinforces why he is fast building a reputation as one of the NRL’s premier big-game players after turning in a barnstormer in the Blues’ State of Origin I win.